I have been thinking of making a LiveCD that is stripped down, and when popped in and booted from, it does nothing but download the SMP client for Linux, loads it, and folds. This way there would be virtually no O/S overhead, and it SHOULD theoretically produce WU's like crazy, as well as help the folders because they wouldn't need to install an O/S on their folding rigs - just a tiny HDD or a thumb drive.

I have been thinking of making a LiveCD that is stripped down, and when popped in and booted from, it does nothing but download the SMP client for Linux, loads it, and folds. This way there would be virtually no O/S overhead, and it SHOULD theoretically produce WU's like crazy, as well as help the folders because they wouldn't need to install an O/S on their folding rigs - just a tiny HDD or a thumb drive.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Provided that this is considerably more efficient than using a "normal", installed OS, and has good wired/wireless NIC support, then absolutely. Damn Small Linux would probably be a good candidate as a base for this.